I think because windows have internet explorer installed as the default applications. Most of users cannot install a new browser and so they use the internet explorer. Its my opinion.
Exactly my point. hehe. but let us show some respect to them. It is no big deal if they cannot install new browsers.
That is the only reason. if more people had a choice of IE or FF or Opera no one would choose IE people like to explore but dont get the chance. FF should break a deal with Dell the way linux now comes with some dell desktops
Since most everyone here is a strong supporter of anything other than IE, I hope you spread the word to your friends and family so they, too, will install another browser. It's this sort of grassroots movement that gets good things done in this world and you can help.
IE8 was meant to be better and standard complient but I've only found it worse, have to tell it to use IE7's rules cause I can at least fix majority of problems there. Also with simple CSS hover elements (like basic text hover and change colour) I've found lags in 7 and is worse in 8, where I test in FF(any) and it works fine and runs smoothly. Anyway, your question has already been answered by everyone else here. And IE isn't a real browser as it doesn't follow agreed upon standards, 8 supposedly does but don't count on it.
only webmasters and geeks use FireFox or Opera , while 95% of internet surfers use only IE by default because it come with Windows and they have no idea about other browsers or even think about it
This is the answer : + the fact that most of the ppl using the windows and surfing the web doesn't really know about the danger of spywares and adwares and bad codes ... 4 example - when you started using PC , what browser were you using ? I bet you didn't know about firefox ;]
IE is the worst browser. I hate it, because if I done with website, on all browsers works, but on IE are bugs (with javascript, css, divs, align, etc.)
I defo agree its because it comes with windows. It always amazes me that windows search engines doesnt get used so much for the same reason, as its usually set as the default engine when a computer is set up isnt it ? You would think with all the millions of new computers it would fair a lot better, as a lot of people dont even know how to change the default homepage lol Woc
Saying it is just addiction is the only to do for answering this question I think, many people have Windows as operating system on their PCs and Windows serve IE as the default web browser. Most of people are not really interested in choosing the best software for browsing web pages and they don't really know the benefits of changing their web browser to Mozilla Firefox, I think. Anyway, Mozilla FF is much better than Microsoft's IE on all the ways, no doubt about it.
it is because IE is built in web browser. IE is the worst web browser on the face of the earth . OK OK. I understand, let me correct, IE is the worst web browser in the universe . I still wonder Microsoft corporation, being a huge software company is still unable to make a good Web browser! Open source web browser FF is a lot more better and professional than IE. If IE wouldn't built into windows, you could never knew there is a web browser called IE in our solar system.
Here is the expected scenario for year 2010 (if they dont fix IE) Year 2010... Dorton Anyvirus Scanning your system...... Virus+Trojan+Badware found IE.InternetExplorer Virus Definition: This is a deadly virus which infected a lot of computers in the past, it is a deadly threat for your privacy and is a threat for your system security. Options availabe: [Kill]---[Remove]---[Delete]---[Uninstall]---[Destroy]---[All]